Mid-Michigan Matters: When substance use becomes a disorder
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) -With the New Year, comes New Year’s resolutions. Many will choose to have a dry January or a damp January with little/no alcohol. Deborah Smith with Wellness InX rejoins Mid-Michigan Matters to speak on substance use disorder and kicking bad habits:. Stream News 10 on your...
Habitat For Humanity Capital Region – 01/07/26
LANSING, Mich. — Building a Cistern, Building Hope. Vicki Hamilton, with Habitat for Humanity Capital Region, discusses an opportunity that could change your life and the lives of others. Habitat for Humanity Capital Region is looking for volunteers to help bring fresh water options to a community in need. There are...
City of Lansing launches free tree planting program
Lansing Forestry Division staff will deliver the tree, but residents are responsible for planting and caring for it.
‘We can mitigate it’: Lansing sees decline in gun violence, new data shows
Gun violence incidents are declining in Lansing. That’s according to data from the city and Advance Peace, a national nonprofit working to end cyclical gun violence in cities. In 2025, there were a total of 46 shooting incidents recorded from January through November in Lansing. The previous year, there...
Eaton Rapids Twp. fire chief ‘terminated’
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Eaton Rapids Township Fire Chief Robert Herig was fired Monday in a unanimous vote of the Township Board. Township Supervisor Scott Wilson told 6 News, “We are an at-will employment state. We terminated him for our reasons.” When asked what those reasons were, Wilson responded, “I’m not going...
Longtime Michigan library advocate Randy Riley dies at 63
LANSING, MI – State Librarian Randy Riley is being remembered for his contributions to reading accessibility throughout the state. The East Lansing man had been the state librarian since 2014 and served the department since 1989, according to a news release from the Michigan Department of Education. Riley, 63,...
East Lansing police can now pull drivers over for loud exhausts
Reporting like this only happens with your financial support. Donate to WKAR today!. Police officers in East Lansing will again be able to pull people over for driving vehicles with loud exhausts. East Lansing City Council members voted Tuesday night to remove having a loud exhaust from a list of...
The incoming Lansing City Council is half Latino, half educators
Mayor Andy Schor is staking much of his third term on Lansing’s future growth as two new council members take office. At a Jan. 1 inauguration ceremony at Impression 5 Science Center, the mayor touted $4 billion in investment in the city in his previous eight years - “and I actually looked that up.”
Grammy-nominee Sonia De Los Santos to host free kids concert at ELPL
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS)– Sonia De Los Santos, an award-winning and Grammy-nominated artist, will host a Musical Storytime at the East Lansing Public Library today from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The event will feature music inspired by Latin American rhythms, aimed at kids and toddlers, and categorized under Children &...
Lansing graffiti divides residents on art versus vandalism
The city of Lansing currently does not prosecute artists for graffiti unless it is considered obscene or hateful.
